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Photo Mechanic 6 AUG screen Capture What’s Up? On the morning of Thursday 6 AUGUST 2020 I decided to go for the birds. The cranes cooperated nicely; it is great to have them to depend on most every day. Tomorrow we will begin taking a look at the Canon mirrorless camera […] What’s Up? I headed down to the lake early on Tuesday morning in search of birds. My first perched young Great Egret had a filthy neck so after a few frames I headed south on the South Peninsula to scope out another perched Great Egret. Read on to see what happened. The forecast for […] The Old Man and the Stork Man Does Everything For His Rescued Stork – KLEPETAN & MALENA | The Dodo Thanks to multiple IPT veterans Pat and Stokes Fishburne for sharing this wonderful video with me so that I could share it with you. This is a pass-along video from the animal lover’s website […] What’s Up? I went down to the lake on Sunday morning determined to find some birds to photograph. And I did. I swapped out the FlexShooter Mini for the Levered-Clamp FlexShooter Pro. It was the first time that I gave the Levered-Clamp head a good field test and I am happy to report that I […] What’s Up? Friday dawned clear and sunny so I decided to try for bird rather than flowers. Both fields and the South Peninsula were dangerously soft and muddy from the continued heavy rains so I was limited to staying on the roads. After I did the Osprey on the telephone poles, I cruised the side […] What’s Up? On Wednesday morning, I spent almost three hours photographing what I think were Tropical Royalblue Waterlily flowers in a drainage ditch on Orange just past Alba. The longer I stayed with them, the more the blossoms opened up and the more beautiful they became. Finally I succumbed and waded into the ditch almost […] What’s Up? It is early on Wednesday 29 JUNE 2020 and I am headed out soon on another still, cloudy, perfect-for-flowers morning. Via e-Mail from Blog regular Adam Rubinstein Hi Artie, The FlexShooter Pro arrived today, albeit delayed by USPS (I know, savlanut)… At first, I didn’t know precisely what to expect and instead […] What’s Up? Monday morning proved to be perfect for flower photography. The breeze that came up as the sun peaked through early disappeared as early clouds took hold. Macro Plane B Part II is working to perfection. Lots on that here soon. I did some rough-roading with my new SUV and was a bit nervous […] What’s Up? I spent Saturday morning photographing a St. John’s-Wort species and a nice Spanish Needles blossom in neighbor-friend Ralph’s yard. He kindly showed me two blocks worth of Hooded Pitcherplants about two miles from home. In return, I shared my Grassleaf Barbara’s Buttons spot with him. It was a great morning all around. I […] What’s Up? I now have everything I need for Macro Plan B Part II. I used the new rig to photograph wildflowers on the past two mornings but a good breeze made things challenging. Details soon. I will be headed out early today, Friday 24 JULY 2020. Thursday morning was my first photo-ride with the […] What’s Up? On Monday morning I headed back to the Ridge Audubon Center and photographed Florida Greeneyes. I was happy with the results but would not mind another crack at them … On Tuesday morning I began searching the side-streets for wildflowers but quickly realized that it was too breezy so I headed down to […] What’s Up? I left home at 6:15am Sunday morning and drove to Tiger Creek Preserve in search of some new wildflowers to photograph. I hiked a total of two miles with my macro gear. It was hot and still and started off with some fog and clouds but the sun came out at about 8am […] What’s Up? On Friday morning, I wound up photographing a single Bloodberry (Rivina-humilis) blossom in our butterfly garden for well-more than 30 minutes before heading down to the lake. On Saturday morning it looked as if it might be cloudy so I decided to head to Tiger Creek Preserve to look for some new wildflowers. […] What’s Up? On Wednesday morning I found a ditch a few blocks from home surrounded for two hundred yards on each side by large (as-yet-identified) blooms. I did some flowers, and as the sun came up, several butterfiles began nectaring on the rather plain-looking blossoms. There were several swallowtails species including Black Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail, […] What’s Up? With both fields and the South Peninsula flooded, I have been sticking to the side streets in search of wildflowers. I learn a bit more about working with the tripod-mounted Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Sony E. I will be heading out early today — Wednesday 15 […] What’s Up? I’ve been having fun each morning with the Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Sony E despite the problems with the Venus Optics Laowa Tripod Collar for 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO. I have figured out several ways of making a negative into a positive. I will […] What’s Up? Several days a week I receive e-mails like this: I just got some new (fill-in-the-blank) gear. I love the blog. I learn so much. I have been visiting every day for (fill-in-the-blank) years. I reply: Thanks for your kind words. Congrats on the new gear. Be careful not to drop it! Did you […] What’s Up? After a slow (2 keeper) morning on Wednesday past, I went out early today — Thursday 9 JULY 2020 in search of flowers. I purchased a new toy from Patrick Sparkman, the Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Sony E. I had a ton of fun and made […] What’s Up? Bird photography here at ILE has been slow the past few mornings. On Tuesday, I tried and failed on some Wild Turkey hens with three poults. This morning — Wednesday 8 JULY 2020 — I created a few frames of the Mother’s Day crane family and headed home early. It has poured […] What’s Up? I headed out early this morning — Monday 6 JULY 2020. It was clear and sunny. I stopped on the way down to the lake to photograph some large yellow flowers; I am going to try to learn whether they are a native species — there is one, Wild Allamanda, but after some […] |
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